Petter @ Alaxander v. State By

Bail Slip :

The Appellant/Accused Viz., Peter @ Alexander S/o.Doss is Released on bail as per order dt 21/11/2011 made in M.P.No.1/2011 in C.A.703/2011

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 01.11.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.VIMALA Criminal Appeal No.703 of 2011 Peter @ Alexander ... Appellant/Accused

Versus

State by the Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Ennore, Chennai - 600 057.

... Respondent/Complainant Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of Criminal Procedure Code against the Judgment and sentence passed by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, (Fast Track Court - IV), Ponneri, Thiruvallur District in S.C.No.46 of 2009, dated 13.10.2010 and set aside the same.

For Appellants : Mr.S.Rajeswaran For Respondents : Mr.V. Arul, Additional Public Prosecutor

JUDGMENT

The petitioner accused for the offence under Sections 341, 342 and 376 r/w 511 IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment as under :-

SNo.

Offence under Conviction and Sentence Sec. 341 IPC Convicted & Sentenced to undergo RI for one month and pay fine of Rs.250/-, i/d RI for two weeks Sec. 342 IPC Convicted & Sentenced to undergo RI for 6 months and pay fine of Rs.500/-, i/d RI for one month Sec. 376 r/w Convicted & Sentenced to undergo RI for 7 years and pay fine of Rs.2,000/-, i/d RI for six months The sentence were ordered to run concurrently. The accused / appellant, aggrieved by the said judgment, has preferred the present appeal.

2. When the matter is taken up today for hearing, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondent submitted that the accused / appellant has served out the sentence imposed on him by the Sessions Court. It is further evident from the records that the appellant has been in incarceration since 13.10.2010 as is evident from the letter written by the Superintendent of Prisons, Central Prison - I, Chennai, to the Registrar General, High Court, Madras. From the above, it is evident that the appellant has served the sentence imposed upon him. In such view of the matter, the appellant having completed the period of sentence imposed upon him, nothing survives for consideration in this appeal, as the appeal is not argued on merits.

3. Accordingly, this appeal has become infructuous and the same is dismissed as infructuous. The appellant, Peter @ Alexander, is directed to be released forthwith, if not released already, unless his custody is required in connection with some other case.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vsi2

To 1.The Additional District and Sessions Judge, (Fast Track Court - IV), Ponneri, Thiruvallur. 2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station Ennore, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor High Court Madras 4.The Section Officer, Criminal Section, High Court Madras.

+1cc to Mr.T.R.Ravi, Advocate, S.R.No.77624 Criminal Appeal No.703 of 2011 GP(CO) RRK(09/04/2018)